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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
أبواب التيمم
Chapters: Dry Ablution
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الاِسْتِتَارِ عِنْدَ الْغُسْلِ
Chapter: What was narrated about being concealed when bathing
Sunan Ibn Majah 613 — What was narrated about being concealed when
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، وَأَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْفَلَّاسُ ، وَمُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُحِلُّ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو السَّمْحِ ، قَالَ : " كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ ، قَالَ : وَلِّنِي ، فَأُوَلِّيهِ قَفَايَ ، وَأَنْشُرُ الثَّوْبَ فَأَسْتُرُهُ بِهِ " .
´Abu Samh said:` "I used to serve the Prophet, and when he wanted to take a bath he would say: 'Turn your back to me.' So I would turn my back and hung up a cloth, and concealed him with it."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
It is not permissible to be unclothed in front of anyone; however, in solitude or behind a veil, it is permissible to remove clothing out of necessity.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 613
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
225. Commentary:
➊ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not perform the ritual bath (ghusl) with his body uncovered; rather, he would tie a waist-wrapper (izar) and then perform the ritual bath, as is explicitly mentioned in the ahadith. Nevertheless, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) still did not like that anyone’s gaze should fall upon the remaining uncovered part of his body. He would position the servant in such a way that neither the servant’s gaze would fall (upon him), nor anyone else’s, because that servant would serve as a screen for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➋ One should take care to maintain covering (hijab) while performing the ritual bath (ghusl).
➌ It is not permissible to look at the private area (‘awrah) of an adult.
➊ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not perform the ritual bath (ghusl) with his body uncovered; rather, he would tie a waist-wrapper (izar) and then perform the ritual bath, as is explicitly mentioned in the ahadith. Nevertheless, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) still did not like that anyone’s gaze should fall upon the remaining uncovered part of his body. He would position the servant in such a way that neither the servant’s gaze would fall (upon him), nor anyone else’s, because that servant would serve as a screen for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➋ One should take care to maintain covering (hijab) while performing the ritual bath (ghusl).
➌ It is not permissible to look at the private area (‘awrah) of an adult.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 225
